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Children and Smoke
Health hazards of chronic exposure of children to tobacco smoke through parental smoking (major headlines):
In utero exposure (during pregnancy)
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Chronic prenatal exposure of unborn child to mother's passive smoking has been linked to:
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- Brain cancer
- Cardiovascular abnormalities
- Impaired immune system
- Infant death
- Leukemia, lymphoma
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- Malformations
- Osteochondritis
- Prematurity
- Preterm birth
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Postnatal exposure (from birth to adolescent)
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Chronic exposure of infants and young children
to parental or other people's tobacco smoke causes:
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- Asthma exacerbation
- Cough & phlegm production
- DNA damage
- Dyspnea
- Impaired lung function
- Loss of appetite
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Middle ear disease
Nasal mucociliary disorder
Running nose
Sleep disorders
Susceptibility to allergens
Susceptibility to infections
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Chronic exposure of infants and young children
to parental or other people's tobacco smoke has been linked to:
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- Allergic rhinitis
- Antisocial, aggressive behavior
- Attention deficit
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Cancer development
Delayed learning process
Sudden infant death syndrome
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